Muzaffarnagar (UP), April 11 A 24-year-old sailor from the Merchant Navy, who was on leave, died after being hit by an unidentified vehicle on the Delhi-Dehradun expressway, with his mother seriously injured, police said here on Saturday.
The deceased, Mohan, and his mother, Mukesh (55), were returning from Shamli to their village in Baghpat district when the incident occurred, Circle Officer Phugana Yatendra Singh Nagar said.
Mohan worked in the Merchant Navy and was visiting home on leave, he added.
A case has been registered.
The body of the deceased has been sent for post-mortem examination. Efforts are underway to trace the driver of the unidentified vehicle, he added.